Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	base_a	find_v	great_a	87	3	2.0646	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25904	The Art of preaching to a parson.		1685 (1685)	Wing A3794; ESTC R10523	22,482	90

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